It sounds like you don’t purchase cars much if you think the price difference is only a few hundred dollars.

I went to look for a car recently and, ignoring the Covid shortage fee increase, they added a mandatory $1200 for some bs paint protection and an additional $1400 for some gps anti-theft that would, “pay for itself with insurance savings” (lol).

That’s an additional $2600 on every car ignoring all the other bs they try to sneak in.

Here’s something fun: go look up the reviews for all dealerships nearby and read for yourself how many talk about price bait-and-switches, mandatory fees, etc.